Hafstrom set to direct ‘The Rite’

Thriller to be scripted by Michael Petroni

New Line has set Mikael Hafstrom to direct “The Rite,” a fact-based thriller scripted by Michael Petroni.

Based on a nonfiction book by Matt Baglio, the film tells the story of a young man who joins a seminary and is soon recruited into the Vatican’s newly formed Exorcism School. There, he confronts the demonic and discovers his true faith by facing the devil.